It’s been 9 weeks since I injured my knee attempting the Pembs 100 mile ultra marathon. Every couple of weeks, I head out for an early morning trot to test it. Each time, about a mile in, the discomfort flares up and I have to stop. It’s a pain in the arse. The good news […]

Ah, autumn. Nature’s grande finale. A fireworks display of colour before winter. Yep, it’s dark when I get out of bed, and the urge to turn the heating on grows every day as temperatures dip. But it’s such a magnificent time of year, I want to make the most of it. So I made a […]

I’m a sucker for books about running. I’ve read loads of ’em. Some great, others err…not so. I’ve just finished Richard Askwith’s ‘Running free: a runner’s journey back to nature’. It’s definitely in the great pile, and made me think about why I run. And more importantly, how I run. What’s it all about then? […]

I recently returned from two weeks in Italy. A blissful holiday to switch off, spend time with family, forget about work and soak up the sun. Perfect! La famiglia I’ve chatted about my Italian heritage in earlier posts: ‘5 days in Italy’ and ‘Roadtrip to Italy’ For years, being a Welsh-Italian to me meant huge family […]

Day 22: Monday 22nd May When I first thought about doing this challenge in May, I (naively) imagined I’d be running under clear blue skies enjoying the gentle warmth of spring. Basically, like a scene straight out of an EM Forster novel. Unfortunately, May ’17 has been more like one of Checkov’s Russian winters. But at […]

Twenty one days done. I might just do this. Here’s how I got on in week 3 of #run10kadayinmay: Day 15: Monday 15th May Today, my running club had organised a 5k trail run after work. So to reach my daily 10k target, I snuck in an early morning 5k as well. What a day […]